Planning and Building  
Department  
2850 Fairlane Court  
Placerville, CA 95667  
www.edcgov.us  
County of El Dorado  
Minutes - Final  
phone:530-621-5355  
fax:530-642-0508  
Zoning Administrator  
Wednesday, July 15, 2026  
3:00 PM  
https://edcgov-us.zoom.us/j/89570485733  
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION INSTRUCTIONS: In accordance with new guidance from the  
California Department of Public Health, the meeting will be open to the public. The meeting  
will continue to be live-streamed via Zoom. By participating in this meeting, you acknowledge  
that you are being recorded.  
Members of the public may address the Zoning Administrator in-person or via Zoom to make  
a public comment. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. The  
public should call into 530-621-7603 or 530-621-7610. The Meeting ID is 895 7048 5733.  
Please note you will not be able to join the live-stream until the posted meeting start time.  
To observe the live stream of the Zoning Administrator meeting go to  
https://edcgov-us.zoom.us/j/89570485733.  
PUBLIC COMMENT PARTICIPATION: If you are joining the meeting via Zoom and wish to  
make a comment on an item, press the "raise a hand" button. If you are joining the meeting  
by phone, press *9 to indicate a desire to make a comment. Speakers will be limited to 3  
minutes.  
Although the County strives to offer remote participation, be advised that remote Zoom  
participation is provided for convenience only. In the event of a technological malfunction, the  
only assurance of live comments being received by the Zoning Administrator is to attend in  
person. Except for a noticed teleconference meeting, the Zoning Administrator reserves the  
right to conduct the meeting without remote access if there is a malfunction.  
If you choose not to observe the Zoning Administrator meeting but wish to make a comment  
on a specific agenda item, please submit your comments to the Zoning Administrator at  
planning@edcgov.us. Planning Services cannot guarantee that any public comment received  
the day of the Zoning Administrator meeting will be delivered to the Zoning Administrator prior  
to any action.  
The Zoning Administrator and Planning staff is here to assist you, please call 530-621-5355 if  
you need any assistance with the above directions to access the meeting.  
Public testimony will be received on each agenda item as it is called. The applicant (where  
applicable) is allocated ten minutes to speak; individual comments are limited to three  
minutes; and individuals representing a group are allocated five minutes. The Zoning  
Administrator reserves the right to waive time limitations.  
Public Forum/Public Comment: The general public may address items not on the agenda  
during Public Forum/Public Comment. Comments are limited to five minutes per person. The  
Zoning Administrator reserves the right to waive time limitations. Please note that Public  
Forum/Public Comment is for comment only. No action will be taken on these items unless  
they are scheduled on a future agenda.  
Written Information from the Public: To ensure delivery to the Zoning Administrator prior to the  
hearing, any written information from the public must be received by Planning Services by  
Friday the week prior to the meeting. Planning Services cannot guarantee that any FAX or  
mail received the day of the hearing will be delivered to the Zoning Administrator prior to any  
action.  
Project Applicants: It is important that the applicant or applicant’s representative attend the  
hearing no later than 3:00 P.M., as agenda items may be heard out of order and hearings  
often proceed quickly. If attendance is not possible, the project planner should be contacted  
prior to the hearing.  
Zoning Administrator Agendas, Staff Reports and Supplemental Materials are available on the  
internet at: https://eldorado.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx  
All Zoning Administrator hearings are recorded. An audio recording of this meeting will be  
published on the internet.  
HEARING ASSISTANCE DEVICES ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC USE INQUIRE  
WITHIN THE PLANNING SERVICES OFFICE  
3:00 P.M.  
CALL TO ORDER  
Meeting was called to order at 3:00 P.M. and due to technical difficulties was  
called to order again at 3:10 P.M. by Zoning Administrator Rob Peters.  
ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA  
Agenda was adopted by Zoning Administrator Rob Peters.  
PUBLIC FORUM/PUBLIC COMMENT  
There was no public comment.  
AGENDA ITEMS  
26-1098  
Hearing to consider Dawson Project (Tentative Parcel Map P24-0001)  
to create four (4) new residential parcels ranging in size from 9.4 to  
10.1 acres on property, identified by Assessor’s Parcel Number  
069-150-023, consisting of 39.25 acres, is located on the west side of  
Deer Valley Road between Green Valley Road and Duncan Hill Road,  
in the Rescue area, submitted by Lebeck Engineering, Inc.; staff  
recommends the Zoning Administrator take the following actions:  
1) Adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration based on the Initial Study  
prepared by staff;  
1.  
2) Adopt the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP)  
(Exhibit H), in accordance with the CEQA Guidelines Section 15074(d),  
based on the Mitigation Measures contained in the Mitigated Negative  
Declaration and Initial Study; and  
3) Approve Tentative Parcel Map P24-0001, based on the Findings and  
subject to the Conditions of Approval as presented.  
(Supervisorial District 4)  
Approved  
This item was approved by Zoning Administrator Rob Peters.  
26-1099  
Hearing to consider El Dorado Ranch Trailhead Project (Conditional  
Use Permit CUP24-0009) to allow the construction and ongoing  
operation of a new trailhead and parking lot to access El Dorado Ranch  
Wildlife Area on property, identified by Assessor’s Parcel Number  
092-040-067, consisting of 30 acres, is located on the west side of  
State Highway 49, approximately 1.5 miles south of the intersection  
with Sand Ridge Road, in the Nashville area, submitted by American  
River Conservancy; staff recommends the Zoning Administrator take  
the following actions:  
2.  
1) Find Conditional Use Permit CUP24-0009 to be Categorically  
Exempt pursuant to Section 15303, New Construction or Conversion of  
Small Structures, of the CEQA Guidelines; and  
2) Approve Conditional Use Permit CUP24-0009, based on the  
Findings and subject to the Conditions of Approval as presented.  
(Supervisorial District 2)  
Approved  
This item was approved by Zoning Administrator Rob Peters with the following  
revision as read into the record: Add a Condition of Approval “number 12”  
stating, “If for any reason a gate is proposed for restricting access to the  
trailhead parking lot, that an administrative permit is required in compliance  
with Zoning Ordinance section 130.52.010 and that it would need to comply with  
the Design Standards within section 130.30.090 (Gates) and should describe the  
hours of operation.”  
ADJOURNMENT  
Meeting was adjourned at 3:30 P.M. by Zoning Administrator Rob Peters.  
Respectfully submitted,  
KAREN L. GARNER, Planning and Building Department Director  
All persons interested are invited to participate remotely (following instructions listed under the  
Public Participation Instructions in this agenda) and be heard or to write their comments to the  
Zoning Administrator. If you challenge the application in court, you may be limited to raising  
only those items you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or  
in written correspondence delivered to the Zoning Administrator at, or prior to, the public  
hearing. Any written correspondence should be directed to Planning Services; 2850 Fairlane  
Court; Placerville, CA 95667 or via e-mail: planning@edcgov.us.  
*This project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the  
above-referenced section, and it is not subject to any further environmental review.